Sunday, 15 August 2021
Saturday, 14 August 2021
Friday, 13 August 2021
Thursday, 12 August 2021
Wednesday, 11 August 2021
10-8-2021 ARANJEUZ, MADRID - DARKLING BEETLE (Akis acuminata)
Akis acuminata is a species of insects with 63 observations
Tuesday, 10 August 2021
10-8-2021 ARANJEUZ, MADRID - COMMON WOOD PIGEON (Columba palumbus)
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The Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a member of the dove and pigeon family (Columbidae), native to the western Palearctic. It has historically been known as the Ring dove, and is locally known in southeast England as the "culver"; the latter name has given rise to several areas known for keeping pigeons to be named after it, such as Culver Down.
The Common wood pigeon is a large member of the dove and pigeon family. Adult birds bear a series of green and white patches on their necks and a pink patch on their chest. Juvenile birds do not have white patches on either side of the neck. When they are about six months old they gain small white patches on both sides of the neck; these patches gradually enlarge until they are fully formed when the bird is about 6-8 months old. Juvenile birds also have a greyer beak and an overall lighter grey appearance than adults.
Saturday, 7 August 2021
Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Tuesday, 3 August 2021
2-8-2021 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN TUBE WASP (Ancistrocerus gazella)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318882-Ancistrocerus-gazella
Monday, 2 August 2021
2-8-2021 SPACE MUSEUM, CUENCA - WHITE ANGLED SULPHUR BUTTERFLY (Anteos clorinde)
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Anteos clorinde, the white angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was originally described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1824.
It is found in South America, Central America, and southern North America.
The wingspan is 70–90 mm. The butterfly flies year round in the tropical parts of its range and from August to December in the north.
The larvae feed on Senna spectabilis.
2-8-2021 SPACE MUSEUM, CUENCA - AMANDA'S BLUE BUTTERFLY (Polyommatus amandus)
Polyommatus amandus, the Amanda's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
With a wingspan of 29 to 35 mm (1.1 to 1.4 in), Amanda's blue is noticeably larger than most of the "blue" butterflies, which is particularly apparent when they are flying. The upperside of the male's wings is a silvery blue or sky blue, often, but not always, with a broad dark border and a narrow black marginal line with an outermost white line. The upperside of the female's wings is in some populations dark blue edged with brown but in other populations is medium brown with a row of orange half-moon shaped lunules near the edges. The hind margin has red blotches. The underside of the male's wings are light grey with white-edged black blotches. The underside of the female's wings is similar but they are a rich creamy-brown colour with red blotches, especially on the margins of the hindwings and a series of black spots with white rims, often touching, forming a row parallel to the margin of the wings. The basal areas of the underwings are turquoise. The wingspan is 28 to 36 mm (1.1 to 1.4 in).
22-8-2021 SPACE MUSEUM, CUENCA - POSTMAN BUTTERFLY (Heliconius melpomene)
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Heliconius melpomene, the postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman, is a brightly colored, geographically variable butterfly species found throughout Central and South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its coloration coevolved with another member of the genus, H. erato, as a warning to predators of its inedibility; this is an example of Müllerian mimicry. H. melpomene was one of the first butterfly species observed to forage for pollen, a behavior that is common in other insect groups but rare in butterflies. Because of the recent rapid evolutionary radiation of the genus Heliconius and overlapping of its habitat with other related species, H. melpomene has been the subject of extensive study on speciation and hybridization. These hybrids tend to have low fitness as they look different from the original species and no longer exhibit Müllerian mimicry.
Heliconius melpomene possesses ultraviolet vision which enhances its ability to distinguish subtle differences between markings on the wings of other butterflies. This allows the butterfly to avoid mating with other species that share the same geographic range.
2-8-2021 SPACE MUSEUM, CUENCA - BLACK VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY (Aporia crataegi)
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Aporia crataegi, the black-veined white, is a large butterfly of the family Pieridae. A. crataegi is widespread and common. Its range extends from northwest Africa in the west to Transcaucasia and across the Palearctic to Siberia and Japan in the east. In the south, it is found in Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It is not usually present in the British Isles or northern Scandinavia.
It occurs in open forest, grazing land, orchards. lanes, gardens, meadows and thickets throughout most of Europe, temperate Asia, Korea, and Japan. This species has been extirpated from the British Isles, but unofficial attempts have been made to reintroduce this species in southern England.
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